Chapter 128

She was insatiable.

As the violinist at the edge of the western dining room switched to a new tune, the familiar strains of Tango of Intimacy filled the air.

Gwendolyn wasn’t a connoisseur of music, but she vividly remembered that piece from a college appreciation class. It was a famous tango that depicted the intricate dance of lovers entwined in an inescapable embrace.

Was she and Mr. Chadwick just a step apart?

Suddenly, a large shadow fell beside her. As she looked up, there stood Howard.

“Mr. Chadwick, why are you standing…”

“It’s fine, they won’t gossip.”

Howard took her hand and guided her to the floor–to–ceiling window, saying, “From this angle in the restaurant, you can see the Summit Corp skyscraper.”

Gwendolyn turned her head and her gaze slowly drifted across the river to the most prominent structure on the skyline, the Summit Corp building. Its towering form was adorned with an expansive glass curtain wall that typically flashed advertisements or time to awaken the city.

Then, the display changed with glowing red letters.

It read: “I Love You Three Thousand.”

Gwendolyn parted her lips slightly, and she turned to Howard, her face a mixture of surprise and wonder.

an instant, her heartache dissolved

Chadwick, may I hug you?”

herself boldly into Howard’s arms, wrapping her arms

a statement,” he said, bobbing his Adam’s

chest and said, “I learned it from you.”

suddenly looked

his handsome and

into his dark eyes, which

tentatively pressed his lips to the corner of her eye,

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on the

kick from the wine seems

thought in a daze, the Exotic Herbal Liquor had been finished two days ago.

actions became more intense, capturing her lips and draining the

like in days past.

glass, the more thrilling the

The thought made Gwendolyn even more nervous.

this

“Two–way glass.”

they did could be

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